FDR: “For they, looking ahead to life, are entitled to action on our part…”

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For they, looking ahead to life, are entitled to action on our part and not merely to admonitions of optimism or lectures on economic laws.

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Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt emphasizes the need for proactive measures rather than mere optimism in addressing future challenges.

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